A vandal shatters windows and doors at Buffalo City Hall
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A vandal has smashed windows and shattered glass doors at Buffalo City Hall. Police say the incident happened around 6:30 p.m.…
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A suicide bomber detonates in Afghan capital, killing at least 6 people and injuring 13
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police in the Afghan capital say a suicide bomber carried out an attack killing at least six people and injuring 13 others. The…
Continue ReadingUkrainian children in Poland are now required by law to attend school after years of online learning
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Large numbers of Ukrainian refugee kids are expected to begin attending Polish schools this fall for the…
Continue ReadingMilitary-run Myanmar to hold a census next month to prepare for election slated for 2025
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government has declared that Myanmar will hold a national census next month to…
Continue ReadingUK says it’s suspending some arms exports to Israel over the risk of breaking international law
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government said Monday that it’s suspending exports of some weapons…
Continue ReadingItalian teen confesses to stabbing younger brother, parents. Prosecutors say no apparent motive.
MILAN (AP) — Italian prosecutors say a 17-year-old high school student, who confessed to stabbing to death his 12-year-old brother and parents, had…
Continue ReadingBrazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block…
Continue ReadingLabor Day hotel strikes reflect the frustrations of a workforce largely made up of women of color
AP Business Writer More than 10,000 workers at 25 hotels across the U.S. were on strike Monday after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their…
Continue ReadingProtesters in Nigeria face possible death penalty as accusation of treason brings outrage
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 10 protesters in Nigeria are facing a possible death penalty after being charged with treason over…
Continue Reading‘We all failed you.’ Heartbreak at funeral for Israeli-American hostage in Jerusalem
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli-American family that became an international symbol in the struggle to free hostages from Hamas…
Continue ReadingPutin arrives in Mongolia, a member of the ICC that issued an arrest warrant for him
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia, a member of the international court that issued an arrest warrant for him. The official…
Continue ReadingSuspect, 15, arrested in shooting near Ohio high school that killed 1 teen, wounded 4
EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old suspect has been arrested in a shooting that killed another teenager and wounded four others near…
Continue ReadingA senior Russian military commander detained in a fraud case as investigation widens
A senior Russian military commander has been detained in a fraud case. It’s the latest high-profile arrest in what appears to be a sweeping…
Continue ReadingSwimmer known as the The Shark is trying again to cross Lake Michigan
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — An extreme swimmer is back in Lake Michigan trying to cross one of the Great Lakes from Michigan to Wisconsin. Jim…
Continue ReadingUN contract worker killed in Israeli strike over southern Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon has killed two people in a car, including a contract worker at the United Nations’…
Continue ReadingA landslide hits a bus in northern Pakistan and kills 3 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a landslide has struck a bus in northern Pakistan, killing three people, including two security officials.…
Continue ReadingTitanic expedition yields lost bronze statue, high-resolution photos and other discoveries
Associated Press A bronze statue from the Titanic — not seen in decades and feared to be lost for good — is among the discoveries made by the…
Continue ReadingCould Oasis reunion come early? Saudi boxing promoter wants Liam and Noel together at Sept. 21 bout
AP Sports Writer The Oasis reunion could come earlier than expected. The Britpop-era band has ended a 15-year hiatus by announcing a tour of the…
Continue ReadingAn ethnic Greek politician and EU lawmaker is released on probation in Albania
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A former ethnic Greek mayor of an Albanian town whose imprisonment on vote-buying charges has strained…
Continue ReadingA far-right German party’s win has some fearing for the future. Others worry of a return to the past
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Nicki Kämpf watched her daughter toddle across the sand in a Berlin playground and wondered whether she and her…
Continue ReadingA Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts for allegedly killing his girlfriend has been extradited
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say a Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts to face murder charges has been extradited nearly a year after he fled…
Continue ReadingA Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders
Associated Press SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors have demanded a 14-year sentence for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting…
Continue ReadingUS rights watchdog cites “a climate of fear” in Uganda oil development project
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Oil activities on the shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert have triggered widespread suffering among locals…
Continue ReadingAn attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in Kinshasa leaves 2 inmates dead
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo say two inmates were killed when detainees tried to break out of the main prison in…
Continue ReadingPacific leaders’ summit erases mention of Taiwan after Chinese anger, fracturing a shaky accord
Associated Press NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — Turmoil over China’s influence in the affairs of South Pacific island nations has flared as it…
Continue ReadingRussian officials recover the bodies of all 22 people killed in a helicopter crash in the Far East
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian emergency officials say they have recovered the bodies of all 22 people from a helicopter that crashed in Russia’s Far East…
Continue ReadingThere’s no honeymoon for new UK leader Keir Starmer after a summer of unrest
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer hasn’t had much of a summer honeymoon. Britain’s new prime minister was elected in a landslide…
Continue ReadingPoland holds a state burial for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II massacres
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has held a state burial of the remains of more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II mass…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s president skips opening ceremony of parliament as strife with opposition deepens
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Yoon Suk Yeol has boycotted the formal opening of South Korea’s National Assembly as…
Continue ReadingFar-right success in German votes piles new pressure on Scholz’s government
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany party’s success in two state elections has piled new pressure on Chancellor…
Continue ReadingAI may not steal many jobs after all. It may just make workers more efficient
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is. Alorica, a company in…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu pushes back against new pressure over Gaza and hostages: ‘No one will preach to me’
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pushed back against a new wave of pressure to reach a…
Continue ReadingThree Ukrainian teens begin their final year of high school holding onto hopes for the future
Associated Press UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — For Ukraine’s 16-year-olds, September marks the beginning of their final year of high school, a…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea on…
Continue ReadingTiger bites handler at Australian amusement park
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A tiger has bitten an animal handler on the arm at an Australian amusement park. Officials say the woman was taken by…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s children return to school as Russia launches drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched an overnight barrage of drones and cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, officials said…
Continue ReadingHow do you get a grumpy 4-ton elephant to a new home 120 miles away? Call the elephant movers
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — When it comes to the niche business of moving elephants, Dr. Amir Khalil and his team might be the…
Continue ReadingSome Lebanese who fear war is coming have an unusual backup plan: Moving to Syria
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs have been scrambling to make contingency plans since an Israeli…
Continue ReadingHarris opposes US Steel’s sale to a Japanese firm during joint Pennsylvania event with Biden
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the critical swing…
Continue ReadingFederal workers around nation’s capital worry over Trump’s plans to send some of them elsewhere
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned for Laura Dodson and other federal workers, who have…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Author Clare Hammond reveals how railways made and broke Myanmar
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — For three months in 2016, Clare Hammond, a British journalist working in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar,…
Continue ReadingDistrict attorney’s progressive policies face blowback from Louisiana’s conservative Legislature
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams promised to address the city’s history of…
Continue ReadingAlmodóvar returns to Venice with ‘The Room Next Door’ and gets a nearly 20 minute ovation
AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar returned to the Venice Film Festival with stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne…
Continue ReadingChrista McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a statue on New Hampshire capitol grounds
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Decades after she was picked to be America’s first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a…
Continue Reading5 people shot at New York’s West Indian American Day Parade, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — Five people were shot Monday at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, police said. It’s the latest instance of…
Continue ReadingGlobal benchmarks are mixed in cautious trading ahead of US holiday and jobs report
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed in cautious trading Monday ahead of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., when stock…
Continue ReadingStorm sets off floods and landslides in Philippines, leaving at least 14 dead
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say a storm has unleashed pounding rains that set off landslides and flooded northern…
Continue ReadingESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports
AP Sports Writer ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of…
Continue ReadingLinda Deutsch, AP trial writer who had a front row seat to courtroom history, dies at 80
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first…
Continue ReadingCoco Gauff loses at the U.S. Open to Emma Navarro, ending her title defense with 19 double-faults
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about defending champion Coco Gauff’s 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to…
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